Florida's 21st congressional district is a U.S. congressional district in Southeast

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. It includes Palm Beach,

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, Boynton Beach and

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. From 2003 to 2012, the 21st district was in

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and included many of

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's western suburbs, such as

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, Olympia Heights and Cutler Bay. In December 2015, Florida underwent

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due to a

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ruling. Much of the 21st district became the 22nd district and was pushed further into

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. In the process, it absorbed the part of Broward County that had previously been in the neighboring 22nd district, which had been renumbered the 21st. This came after the state supreme court urged the creation of one district covering most of Palm Beach County and another covering most of Broward County and a part of Palm Beach. The district has been represented by

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Lois Frankel Lois Jane Frankel (born May 16, 1948) is an American politician and lawyer who has been the United States representative for Florida's 21st congressional district since 2017 and who represented Florida's 22nd congressional district from 2013 to 20 ...

since 2017.

List of members representing the district

Results in presidential elections

Election results

2002

2004

2006

2008

2010

2012

Redistrict form 19th district

2016

Democrat

Ted Deutch Theodore Eliot Deutch ( ; born May 7, 1966) is an American lawyer and politician who served as the U.S. representative from Florida's 22nd congressional district from 2010 to 2022. His district, numbered as the 19th district from 2010 to 2013 a ...

represented the district after being elected in 2012. As a result of 2015's statewide redistricting, Deutch effectively swapped seats with

, the 22nd District's current representative. In 2016, Deutch sought election to the 22nd District seat while Frankel sought election from District 21.

2020

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References

* The Miami Herald;'' 3 Fla Congressional Candidates in Spotlight'' by Lesley Clark; August 27, 2008, page A2 {{DEFAULTSORT:Florida's 21st Congressional District 21